The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under ...
University of Nebraska regents vote not to further restrict embryonic stem-cell research rules The University of Nebraska's governing board has voted down a ...
Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials. The trials would involve 12 patients losing their sight to a currently untreatable disease called Stargardt, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness. The company said it filed an IND, an investigational new ...
Analyst upgrades Boston Scientific and Zimmer, lifts estimates on peers citing decreased risk A UBS analyst said Wednesday that medical technology stocks are trading at attractive prices, and raised his ratings or price targets on nine of them. Analyst Bruce Nudell upgraded ...
New study finds amputee-runner Oscar Pistorius gets big boost from prosthetic blades The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study. Human performance researchers Peter Weyand of ...
FILE - This is a June 4, 2009, file photo showing South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competing in the men's 400 meter event during the 10th memorial Primo Nebiolo international track and field meeting, in Turin, Italy. The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robotic surgery is safe for use in children, but there's little evidence that outcomes for this type of surgery are any better than they are with standard operations, the authors of a new review of medical studies ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gene therapy treatment that stops the breakdown of muscle appeared safe in monkeys and may build up muscle, too, researchers reported on Wednesday. The approach is being developed in the hope of treating severe muscle weakness caused by ...
Swiss firm Sonova to buy US cochlear implant maker Advanced Bionics for $489 million Swiss hearing aid firm Sonova Holding AG said Monday it is buying cochlear implant maker Advanced Bionics Corp., based in California, for $489 million in cash. Sonova expects ...
Donald Baim NATICK, Mass (AP) — Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove ...
Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove diseased tissue caused by adrenal cancer, ...
